磨
Readings
Kana:
マ、みが.く、す.る
Romaji:
ma, miga.ku, su.ru
Name Reading
Kana:
おさむ
Romaji:
osamu
Meanings
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
16
Radical Number:
200
Frequency:
1608
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
3-3-13
Korean Reading:
ma
Chinese Reading:
mo4
Unicode:
78e8
JIS:
4B61
Indexes
Halpern Index: 3181
Nelson Index: 5393
New Nelson Index: 4045
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q13.3
Four Corner Index: 0026.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1831
Gakken Index: 1376
Japanese Names Index: 2596
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24449P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0399
Remembering the kanji Index: 594
Kanji Flashcards Index: 768
Kodansha Compact Index: 1410
Kanji in Context Index: 1731
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2033
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2744
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 601
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 638
Essential Kanji Index: 1985
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3946
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 577
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1840
Words
研ぐ
(とぐ)
to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish
研磨
(けんま)
grinding; polishing; studying
磨き
(みがき)
polish; improvement; burnishing
摩耗
(まもう)
wear; abrasion
雪だるま
(ゆきだるま)
snowman
磨く
(みがく)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve
琢磨
(たくま)
polish (jewels); cultivation
達磨
(だるま、ダルマ)
daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; Bodhidharma; prostitute
磨崖仏
(まがいぶつ)
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
磨り砕く
(すりくだく)
to rub to pieces; to grind into powder